CIC Resolution 06-139COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
RESOLUTION NO. 0 6 -=13 9
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 98 -78 REGARDING
COMMISSION BYLAWS ARTICLE II SECTION 12 REGARDING
GENERAL COUNSEL DUTIES
WHEREAS, the City Attorney of the City of Alameda acts General Counsel to
the Community Improvement Commission; and
WHEREAS, at a regular City Council meeting in September 2005, the City
Council took action to empower the City Attorney to employ special legal counsel
within certain budgetary parameters and also adopted a policy regarding hiring
procedures for special legal counsel; and
WHEREAS, the Community Improvement Commission desires to memorialize
a procedure consistent with that of the City Council for the empowerment of the
General Counsel, particularly with respect to the hiring of special legal counsel.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF
THE COIF MUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ALAMEDA that the bylaws of the Community Improvement Commission are hereby
amended as follows:
1. The second paragraph of Article II ( "Officers "), Section 12 ( "General
Counsel ") is amended to read:
The General Counsel shall have the power and it shall be his /her duty to:
1 Employ special legal counsel unless any of the following occur:
a) Estimated legal fees exceed $35,000, or
b) Litigation involves policy questions, or
c) Litigation has significant ramifications for the CIC, or
d) If requested by the CIC
If any of the above criteria is present, the General Counsel must seek
Community Improvement Commission empowerment to employ special
legal counsel as soon as practical. In the interim, special legal counsel
retention is limited to the amount necessary to provide preliminary
analysis and assistance.
2. Settle, compromise or discuss any litigation or claims in the amount of
$15,000 or less; settlement proposals exceeding $15,000 must be
approved by the Community Improvement Commission;
3. Comply with Community Improvement Commission Policy Regarding Procedures
for Hiring of Special Legal Counsel.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Community Improvement Commission of the City of Alameda in a
Special Joint Meeting of the City Council and the Community Improvement Commission held on the
7`" day of February, 2006, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Daysog, deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, and
Chair Johnson - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said
Commission this 8th day of February, 2006.
B° y Johns
Community It
nt Commission
Lara Weisiger, Secretary
Community Improvemen
ssion